Ann: I hate to have missed a moment of it, but you are both always at your best.
Selina: We were all very characteristic. Aunt Emily flirted with Mr. Molyneux, and Mrs. Martineau tried to flirt with Tim; Papa balanced precariously on a tight-rope of wit over an abyss of vulgarity, and Mr. Jordan was silent.
Ann: And what did you do?
Selina: I helped them to their remarks by asking questions.
Mrs. Martineau: Selina treats everyone as if they were performing animals. Except animals.
Selina: I love animals.
Ann: It all sounds delightful. What did you talk about?
Tim: About you, of course.
Lord William: We tried to talk about other things, but you have a way of making conversation into a boomerang.